The Angels, figuring you can never have too much of a good thing, have added Minnesota Twins ace Johan Santana to their winter shopping list. Though their top priority is acquiring a big bat -- they remain in talks with Florida about Miguel Cabrera and Baltimore about Miguel Tejada -- the Angels, according to baseball sources, have also inquired about Santana, for whom the Twins are fielding offers.

President Bush and Sen. John F. Kerry weren't the only ones doing their darndest Thursday night to swing voters to their sides. As far across the country from Coral Gables, Fla., as you can get, Carlos Santana did a bit of presidential stumping of his own. "People are spending a lot of money on 'Dumb and Dumber' and 'Liar, Liar,' which is like Bush and Kerry," the 57-year-old guitar hero said with a wry smile between songs at his Greek Theatre concert.

ATLANTA -- John Smoltz is back -- and so is that pesky knot behind his shoulder. Smoltz pitched five scoreless innings, Mark Teixeira hit a two-run homer and the Atlanta Braves beat Johan Santana and the New York Mets, 3-1, on Sunday to complete a two-game sweep of the rain-shortened series. Santana (1-1) gave up only one run in seven innings, but Teixeira's eighth-inning drive against Aaron Heilman gave Atlanta a 3-0 lead. Smoltz (1-0) was making his first start after opening the season on the disabled list because of tightness in the back of his right shoulder.

When a band has been together for 20 years, it would be reasonable to expect a bit of jaded road-weariness to have set in. Santana, the Bay Area band led by the very serious, whippet-thin guitarist Carlos Santana, played for three hours at the Universal Amphitheater on Saturday night with a raging fire and fervor that belied the group's longevity.

A former personal assistant to Carlos Santana has filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against the veteran rocker, claiming he was fired after his consciousness was calibrated and determined to be too low. Bruce Kuhlman, 59, charges that Santana's wife, Deborah, brought in a man known as "Dr. Dan" so employees could grow closer to God and become better workers. "In Deborah's view, the higher a person calibrated with Dr.

The Moorpark High girls' basketball team showed off a three-headed attack Tuesday night in an 81-67 victory over Santana High in the first round of the Southern California Regional Division II tournament at Santana. Point guard Tracey Milburn led the Musketeers (26-3) with 17 points, 11 assists, eight rebounds and six steals. Forward Damaris Hinojosa added 18 points for Moorpark and guard Kelly Jaeger made six of 10 three-point shots en route to 22 points.

In his official bio, keyboardist Salvador Santana's family history first mentions his maternal grandfather, blues pioneer Saunders King, then his paternal grandfather, mariachi violinist Jose Santana. Oh, and by the way, his dad is rock legend Carlos Santana. The billing order suggests Salvador's insistence on defining his own identity as a musician and his own sound as leader of the Salvador Santana Band.

During more than 25 years of exploring Latin, rock, blues and jazz mutations, Carlos Santana has created one of the most distinctive sounds in popular music. But as many of his classic-rock cronies simply recycle past glory, the 48-year-old native of Autlan de Navarro, Mexico, reinvigorates himself and his art by digging ever deeper.

PHOENIX -- The Angels offered Ervin Santana a slight raise. When he said no, they imposed a pay cut. Santana, who did not pitch in Sunday's 4-2 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers, went 7-14 with a 5.76 earned-run average last season, and the Angels demoted him to the minor leagues for one month. He is not yet eligible for salary arbitration, meaning the Angels can pay him whatever they like above the $390,000 minimum.